Shovel-tooth.



No. 854,838. PATENTED MAY 28, 1907.

J. A. PARSONS. SHOVB'L TOOTH.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 19,1906.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR r Wm I I Altomeyi UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I JAMES A. PARSONS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

'SHOVEL-TOOTH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 19, 1906- Serial 110- 817,715-

Patented May 28, 1907.=

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES A. PARsoNs, a citizen of the United cage, in the county of Cook and State of-Illinois, have invented new and liseful Im rovements in Shovel-Teeth, of which the ollowing is a specification. 7 i

This invention isa tooth for the shovels or scoops of. excavators and has'for its object to provide an improved means for fastenin the tooth to the shovel without the use 0 bolts or screws, and in such manner that the tooth can be readily removed and teeth of other sha es quickly substituted, according to the kind of material to be excavated. v

For use with hard material such as blast, furnace sla rock, cemented gravel and the like, a sinafi and sharp pointed tooth is provided, While for use with all kinds of soft material, such as clay, sand, coal, dirt, and the like, a broader and larger point is advisable. By means of the chan e of the points all classes of material can e operated on in a satisfactory manner. The inventionis illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view tooth, or tooth for hard material. Fig. 2 is aside elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is aac entral vertical longitudinal section thereof.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the shank of the tooth has an upper jaw 6, and a lower jaw7, between which the front edge of g the scoop is received in the slot 8. PIOJGCting forwardly from the. jaws is a circular socket piece 9 which tapers slightly toward of the slag States, residing at- Ohithe front and socket 10.

For excavating hard material a small oint is used. This consists of a tooth 15 which is squared at the rear end, as at 16, to fit within the socket 10 in the shank. Ways 17 are cut in the side of the tooth so that wed es may be driven in to set the tooth tight. urthermore, a tapered ferrule 18 is then driven on the head 9 and operates by its clamping action to securely fasten the tooth in placeI In the operation of the shovel the ferrule natu- Pally becomes worn on the under side, but may then be turned half way around, and so used until worn out. The points may be similarly loosened and removed by knocking off the ferrules, and new points substituted.

has therein a rectangular There are no nuts or bolts to bother with and 5 5 a very economical and efficient set of teeth are provided. I claim:

In a shovel tooth, the combination of a shank having a forwardly extending tapered 6.0 circular projection with a non-circglar socket therein, a oint haVing a non-circular grooved rear end tting in the socket, a tapered ferrule fitting over the projection, and awedge in the groove, between the point and the wall 6k of the socket.

a In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES A. PARSONS.

Witnesses:

NELLIE FELTSKOG, H. G. BATOHELOR. 

